Ole Miss Rebels vs Mississippi State Bulldogs Prediction, 2/21/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ole Miss Rebels vs Mississippi State Bulldogs

Date: Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Location: Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, MS

TV: ESPN

Humphrey Coliseum is where the Mississippi State Bulldogs (17-8) will play the Ole Miss Rebels (19-6) on Wednesday.

The Ole Miss Rebels stepped onto the hardwood against Missouri and went home with a win by a final score of 79-76 in their last contest. Ole Miss ended the game having earned a 43.4% FG percentage (23 of 53) and buried 11 of their 21 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Rebels converted 22 of 30 attempts for a percentage of 73.3%. Regarding hauling in rebounds, they compiled 32 with 12 of them being offensive. They also distributed 16 assists for this game while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In regard to the defense, Ole Miss allowed the other team to shoot 46.9% from the floor on 23 of 49 shooting. Missouri recorded 10 dimes and had 7 steals in this matchup. Additionally, Missouri grabbed 24 rebounds (8 offensive, 16 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Missouri ended up going 83.3% from the charity stripe by making 25 of their 30 attempts. They made 5 out of their 11 attempts from downtown. Regarding personal fouls, the Rebels ended up finishing with 22 while Missouri finished the game with 20 personal fouls.

Matthew Murrell is a player who played a role in the game. He scored 26 points on 7 of 10 shooting. He was on the court for 36 mins and pulled down 3 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 70.0% from the floor and totaled 2 dimes.

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Ole Miss enters this one with a mark of 19-6 so far this year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 10.4 times per contest and as a squad are committing 15.5 fouls every game. As a team, Ole Miss is grabbing 34.2 boards per contest and has accounted for 392 dimes for the season, which is 74th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Rebels are shooting 38.5% on 3-pointers (191 of 496) and 74.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 76.0 points per game (118th in the nation) on 45.5% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Rebels are able to force 12.9 turnovers per game and they draw 16.9 personal fouls. They concede 32.9% on shots from distance and they rank 178th in college hoops in opponents points per game (71.8). The Rebels are allowing a shooting percentage of 43.2% (647 of 1,497) and they relinquish 36.5 boards per game as a group. They rank 255th in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 355 surrendered for the year.

In their last game, the Mississippi State Bulldogs walked away with a victory by a final of 71-67 against Arkansas. When it comes to rebounding, Mississippi State permitted Arkansas to grab 26 in total (8 offensive). They finished 17.6% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 3 out of 17 and ended up going 14 out of 19 at the free throw line (73.7%). The Bulldogs allowed Arkansas to make 25 out of their 55 tries from the floor which had them at 45.5% in this matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Bulldogs ended up going 24 for 50 from the field which had them shooting 48.0%. In terms of 3-point attempts, Mississippi State converted 4 of 15 tries (26.7%). They were able to knock down 19 of the free throws for a percentage of 59.4%. Arkansas committed 25 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Bulldogs to the free throw line for 32 shots. They also gave up possession 14 times, while recording 3 steals in this contest. The Bulldogs pulled down 25 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive rebounds totaling 41 for this contest.

Josh Hubbard ended up being a factor for the Bulldogs in this matchup. He buried 6 out of 18 in this matchup for a rate of 33.3%, and added 3 rebounds. He had 19 points in his 29 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 assists in the matchup.

Mississippi State has a win-loss record of 17-8 on the campaign. The Bulldogs have committed 16.6 fouls per contest and they hit 67.2% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 14.7 times per game (92nd in the nation) and they cough up possession 13.0 times per contest. Mississippi State has tallied 1,853 pts for the year (74.1 per game) and they pull down 39.6 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Bulldogs are shooting 44.9% from the floor, which ranks 171st in the country.

The Mississippi State defense concedes 28.5% on 3-point shots (171 of 601) and their opponents are making 73.4% of their free throw attempts. They give up 11.2 dimes and 32.8 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 56th and 71st in college hoops. The Bulldogs on the defensive side of the court are 64th in college basketball in PPG given up with 67.4. They are able to force 12.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.6% from the floor (34th in college hoops).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Ole Miss

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